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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping | ![]() Delivery RAID Log | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |



