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| Criterion |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 30-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-12 | 1-10 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |