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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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Timedifferent
45-120 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-64-123-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
StrategyMetricsExecution
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram