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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | ChangeDecisionStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |