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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Systems Thinking Theory of Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | Theory of Change translates a desired impact into a traceable chain of change. It makes assumptions, intermediate goals, and measurement points visible before a program is rolled out at scale. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Theory of Change Map, Assumptions, Outcome Measures |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | ImpactOutcomesSystems thinkingStrategy |
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