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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Purposedifferent
When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h60-90 min pro Feature
Participantsdifferent
32-83-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage PointsExample Table, Acceptance Tests
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
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