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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Operations Change Analysis |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Theory of Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | Theory of Change translates a desired impact into a traceable chain of change. It makes assumptions, intermediate goals, and measurement points visible before a program is rolled out at scale. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-120 min | 2-6 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Theory of Change Map, Assumptions, Outcome Measures |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | ImpactOutcomesSystems thinkingStrategy |