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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | 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 | Low | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | Mehrere Wochen | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |