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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-121-64-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
DecisionTreeOptions
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
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