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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1 h bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology