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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
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 work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 Wochen | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 1-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | UX researchObservationContext | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics |
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