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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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 an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-101-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsContext canvas, Open questions, Shared context notesBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model