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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 0.5-2 Tage | Half day | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyAnalysisPlanning |