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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Operations Change Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 45-90 min | 45-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |