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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
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.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
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-121-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsSimulation Model, Scenario Reports
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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree