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Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.
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Timedifferent
60-120 min5-10 min dailyHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-1013-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsDaily Priority List, Completion NotesLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
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Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
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