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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 20-45 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |