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Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.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
HighLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds5-20 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten3-203-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections
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EstimationExpertsForecasting
EstimationEffortRisk
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
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Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping