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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min2-5 min je Item30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-93-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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