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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Operations Change Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison |