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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation World Café |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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 a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60-180 min | 2-4 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 12-100+ | 3-8 | 3-20 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |