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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FlowMeasurementConstraints |
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