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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-10 | 15-200 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |



