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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60-90 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |