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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | ChangeDecisionStrategy | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |