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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-10 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | ChangeDecisionStrategy |