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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitydifferent
HighMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-85-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
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