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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Purposedifferent
The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
Tags1 shared
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Rich Picture
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph