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| Criterion |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 0.5-3 Tage | 60–90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-15 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |