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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Engineering Kanban |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Operations Visual Management |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Ongoing | 1-3 h | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-12 | 4-10 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | FlowVisual managementDelivery | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | SignalsOperationsVisual management |