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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Product Strategy ICE Scoring | ![]() Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|
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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | ICE Table, Top Idea List | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |
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