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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Team Design Team Cognitive Load Assessment |  Facilitation Delegation Poker |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a team juggles too many domains, systems, or handoffs, it measures mental overload as an organizational problem. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a cognitive-load profile and action list. | When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-3 Tage | 60-90 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Cognitive Load Profile, Action List | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | TeamComplexityImprovementDiagnosis | AutonomyRolesTeam | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |