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Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis