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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |