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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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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 decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
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2-4 h30-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-64-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
DecisionTreeOptions
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud