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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 2-6 h | 30–60 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |