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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.
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2-6 h45-90 min1-3 h
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3-82-62-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points
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Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
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Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
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Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
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