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Criterion
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-90 min
Participantssame
2-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
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Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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Assumption Surfacing
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Current Reality Tree
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