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Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Purposedifferent
When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage1-3 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
15-2002-81-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage PointsStock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking
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Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion