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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-81-61-4
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
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