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| Criterion |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |