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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 20-45 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | 1-10 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |