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Criterion
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Purposedifferent
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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.
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Timedifferent
20-45 min45-90 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-103-81-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key EventsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsSimulation Model, Scenario Reports
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
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Systems Thinking
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