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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | Half day | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | IdeationInnovationCreativity | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |