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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |  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. | 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. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 0.5-3 Tage | 60-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals |