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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 20-45 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership |