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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Operations Time Blocking |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations Pomodoro Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 60-120 min | 25 min Zyklen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | PlanningTime managementFocus | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution |