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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | 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 | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Half day | 0.5-3 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 5-15 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |