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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC 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.When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-2 hOngoing30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-101-201-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsRadar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasVisual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
SignalsOperationsVisual management
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
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