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A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-81-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
StrategySystems thinkingDynamics
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration for Theory of Change
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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
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