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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 10-20 min daily | 60-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals |