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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 0.5-3 Tage | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-15 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |