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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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 min30-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-61-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
DecisionTreeOptions
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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