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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 0.5-3 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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