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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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Decision Making
RAPID
Purposedifferent
Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
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0.5-3 Tage30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-151-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change AgendaRAID Log, Status Report SourceRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernance
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