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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Purposedifferent
When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.
Complexitysame
HighHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron
Formatsame
AsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesSimulation Model, Scenario Reports
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ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
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Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
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Wardley Mapping
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram