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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Innovation Rolestorming |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | When a search for ideas stalls, switching roles helps people step outside their own perspective and activate new logics of action. The method reduces habit because contributions arise from a different stance. This brings unfamiliar, often fitting solution approaches into play. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Half day | 30-60 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Rollenkarten, Ideenpool pro Rolle, Konsolidierte Shortlist | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | BrainstormingIdeationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |