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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Purposedifferent
A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
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HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h45-120 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points