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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow Diagram |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  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. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | 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 | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 2-6 h | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 1-6 | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals |