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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.When collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-90 min pro Feature45-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-63-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsExample Table, Acceptance TestsWorking Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
TeamCollaborationAgile
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
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