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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-30 min | 60–90 min | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking |