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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | Half day | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | ChangeDecisionStrategy |