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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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