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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |