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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-90 min1-2 h0.5-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-52-102-105-15
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListRich Picture, Problem Framing NotesRadar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
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