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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60–90 min | 2-4 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |