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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
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.For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-81-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
RiskDecisionSensemaking
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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