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Criterion
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min60–90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
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Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid