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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-10 | 2-8 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |