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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
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 Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.
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6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-6 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch3-82-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention Ideas
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram