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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Purposedifferent
A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.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
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals
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Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model