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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
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.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
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HighMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h45-90 min
Participantssame
3-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
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Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
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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