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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Visual Management | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Operations After-Action Review | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 2-4 h | 20-45 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | LearningOperationsImprovement | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability |



