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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 2-4 h | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |
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