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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
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.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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
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Timedifferent
2-4 h60-120 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-85-122-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points