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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |  Agile Example Mapping |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-7 | 2-10 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas |