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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 for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-30 min Planung, laufend1 h bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-1011-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
PlanningTime managementFocus
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique