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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Futures Wheel | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis | ![]() Operations Pomodoro Technique | ![]() Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 25 min Zyklen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |



