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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | IdeationInnovationCreativity | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |