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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 10-50 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |