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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h0.5-3 Tage60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-105-153-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change AgendaFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
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Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture