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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 2-6 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | ChangeDecisionStrategy |
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