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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |