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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-6 h1-2 h Setup, laufendMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-611-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation HypothesesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineSimulation Model, Scenario Reports
Tagsno overlap
DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)