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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 20-45 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 1-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic |
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