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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 1-3 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |