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Criterion
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Purposedifferent
When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min pro Feature45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-63-102-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Table, Acceptance TestsContext canvas, Open questions, Shared context notesRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
Tagsno overlap
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology