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Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
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.For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-120 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-103-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogFamily Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
GrowthRetentionConversion
Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph