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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 10-20 min | 60-120 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |