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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |  Knowledge Modeling Linked Open Terms |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. | Linked Open Terms connects terminology work with linked-data thinking and makes terminology technically connectable. Vocabulary, meanings, and references can thereby be maintained consistently. | 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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice | Wochen bis Monate | 2-4 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation | Ontology Requirements, Conceptual Model, Published Ontology, Documentation, Maintenance Plan | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic | OntologyMethodologyAgileSemantic | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |