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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-120 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-104-103-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanKPI Tree, Owner ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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