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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
Purposedifferent
Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions.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.In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 minHalber Tag
Participantsdifferent
2-102-55-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisSimulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks
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StrategySystems thinkingDynamics
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ResilienceOperationsIncident
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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
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk