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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making RAPID |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60-90 min | 45-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionRolesGovernance | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |