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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Purposedifferent
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.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.
Complexitydifferent
HighLow
Timedifferent
2-6 h45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Team members involved
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
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Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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