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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. | 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. | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Wochen bis Monate | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic | ChangeDecisionStrategy | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic |