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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded 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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-106-30 Experten3-103-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
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