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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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 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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
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MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
3-82-62-4 pro Pitch
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling