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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Facilitation World Café |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | 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 a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | Half day | 60-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 12-100+ | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | ChangeDecisionStrategy |