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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
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.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.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.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min2-6 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-103-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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