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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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