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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage PointsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis