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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Radar | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping | ![]() Operations Causal Factor Analysis | ![]() Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action Areas | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | AssessmentPortfolioCapability | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |



