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| Criterion | ![]() Operations After-Action Review | ![]() Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | LearningOperationsImprovement | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |
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