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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
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.When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min
Participantssame
3-103-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsContext canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas