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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-9
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
EstimationEffortAgile
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Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation