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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.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.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-90 min20-45 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-121-103-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key EventsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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TimelineFacilitationSequence
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes