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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | 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. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |