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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Innovation Starbursting |  Innovation Design Charrette |  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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 10-50 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |