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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VMGS | ![]() Decision Making Option Framing | ![]() 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. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | 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 | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-120 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |
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