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Criterion
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-81-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleRAID Log, Status Report Source
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
SensemakingDecisionRationale
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
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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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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop