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Criterion
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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 story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
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Timedifferent
2-6 h30-60 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-71-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
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
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example