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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |
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