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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | 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 | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-240 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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