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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|
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 limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |
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