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Criterion
Paper illustration of Competency Questions with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
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2-4 hHalf day20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-121-10
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage MatrixLeverage Map, Action StrategyBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
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OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of Ontology Design Patterns with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Ontology Design Patterns
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram