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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 10-20 min | 45-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-100+ | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |