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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-2 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
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