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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |