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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Nominal Group Technique | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-5 Tage | Half day | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |



