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Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-102-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key EventsRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
Tags1 shared
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model