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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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 | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | ChangeDecisionStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |
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