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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Agile Specification by Example |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |