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Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-4 h45-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-53-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections
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VisionGoalsStrategy
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
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Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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