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| Criterion |  Operations Time Blocking |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |