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Criterion
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 hAs needed
Participantsdifferent
3-81-84-15
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
SensemakingDecisionRationale
IncidentOperationsReliability
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