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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | ChangeDecisionStrategy | DecisionTreeOptions |