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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 2-6 h | 5-15 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-8 | 3-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |