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| Criterion |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 15-45 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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