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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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