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Criterion
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Purposedifferent
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.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
Mehrere Tage bis Wochen60-180 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron4-201-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Simulation Model, Scenario ReportsCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
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Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
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Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping