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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Purposedifferent
When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup20-45 min2-4 h workshop plus review
Participantsdifferent
2-201-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key EventsStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree