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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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 method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1-5 Tage | 60-120 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |