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Criterion
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
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2-4 hHalber Tag bis mehrere TageHalf day15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionLeverage Map, Action StrategyIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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