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Criterion
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRAID Log, Status Report SourceReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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