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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 Experten | 4-12 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | EstimationExpertsForecasting | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |