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Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.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.
Complexitysame
HighHigh
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
20-500+3-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
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Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram