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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
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2-6 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
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Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model