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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |