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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
60-120 min90-180 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-82-53-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
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