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Criterion
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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 a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h0.5-2 Tage15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-126-121-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map