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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 60-120 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-10 | 4-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |