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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | 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 system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 2-6 h | 60-120 min | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |