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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 5-15 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Spotify Model Map, Action List | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |