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Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.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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30-60 min60-120 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-103-83-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
GrowthRetentionConversion
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram