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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Purposedifferent
Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-102-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsRadar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas