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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Operations 5 Whys |  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. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | 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 | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 15-30 min | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 15-200 | 2-6 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |