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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 2-4 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tags1 shared | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |
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