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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
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MediumLowLow
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45-90 min20-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid