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Criterion
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-5 TageHalf day60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-123-125-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanLeverage Map, Action StrategyRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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