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Criterion
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
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Purposedifferent
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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
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Paper illustration for Theory of Change
Systems Thinking
Theory of Change
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
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
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