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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 1 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |