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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  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 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. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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 | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-180 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 12-100+ | 20-500+ | 5-15 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking |