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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis