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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
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 story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 min1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-103-74-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example