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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
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 calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-1013-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
PlanningTime managementFocus
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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Paper illustration for Theory of Change
Systems Thinking
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
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