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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. | For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 20-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-10 | 4-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk |