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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation World Café |  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 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. | 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-30 min | 60-180 min | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 12-100+ | 5-15 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking |