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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Purposedifferent
A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
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HighMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-63-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation HypothesesCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
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DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
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Behavior Over Time Graph
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture