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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |
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