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Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change 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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
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Future Reality Tree
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
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Intervention Mapping