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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Purposedifferent
In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.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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LowHighLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten1-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
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ChangeDecisionStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping