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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Rich Picture | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|
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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tags1 shared | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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