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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min5-15 minOngoing
Participantsdifferent
3-103-201-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistVisual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
SignalsOperationsVisual management
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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
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ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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1-2-4-All