True Causes

True Causes compared

How True Causes differs from the tools it is most often weighed against: what each one is for, and when to use the other one instead.

True Causes vs Pol.is: finding agreement, or finding causes
Pol.is maps what a large crowd agrees and disagrees on. True Causes maps what causes what. How the two differ, and when to use each or both.
True Causes vs the Stanford Online Deliberation Platform
Stanford's platform runs Deliberative Polling in moderated video groups and measures considered opinion. True Causes maps what causes what. How they differ and fit together.
True Causes vs Frankly, Harvard's dialogue platform
Frankly, from Harvard's Applied Social Media Lab, is an open-source video platform for structured dialogue. True Causes turns a group's thinking into a voted map of causes. How they differ.
True Causes vs Kialo: arguments for and against, or causes and effects
Kialo maps the pros and cons of one thesis. True Causes maps cause and effect among many claims. How they differ and when to use each.
True Causes vs Loomio: making a decision, or understanding the problem first
Loomio helps a group discuss and decide. True Causes helps a group work out what the problem actually is. How they differ and when to use each.
True Causes vs Decidim: a participation platform, or one method inside it
Decidim is a full open-source platform for citizen participation. True Causes is a method for finding causes with the people affected. How they relate.
True Causes vs Miro: a fishbone on a whiteboard, or a map the group votes on
Miro offers fishbone and five-whys templates on a shared whiteboard. True Causes is a method in which each cause-and-effect link is decided by the group. How they differ.

For root cause analysis methods (five whys, fishbone, fault tree), see methods compared.