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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-4 Wochen | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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