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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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.For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min0.5-5 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method