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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Impact Filter
Decision Making
Impact Filter
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats