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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-81-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Innovation
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