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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.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.
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1-3 h20-45 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-81-103-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key EventsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
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Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process