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Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration of Scatter Diagram with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Scatter Diagram
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
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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.When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data.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.
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1-2 h30-90 min2-6 h
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Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsScatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, HypothesenlisteCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
Root causeQualityVisualization
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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