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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRAID Log, Status Report SourceCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
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Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
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Behavior Over Time Graph
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Current Reality Tree
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture