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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 minAs needed1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-152-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
IncidentOperationsReliability
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration for Impact Filter
Decision Making
Impact Filter