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Criterion
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Purposedifferent
The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship.
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60-120 min5-15 min0.5-3 Tage
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2-83-204-10
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Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistCurrent Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality
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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop