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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  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. | The NeOn Methodology structures ontology work as a controlled process with reuse, scenarios, and reviews. It is useful when ontologies should not emerge ad hoc but modularly and reusably. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |