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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics |
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