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Criterion
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Purposedifferent
When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
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ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
SensemakingDecisionRationale
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis