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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard | ![]() Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree | ![]() Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |
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