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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timesame | 60-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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