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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
Purposedifferent
Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsFamily Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic
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Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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