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Systems Thinking

Stock and Flow Diagram

Turns relationships, patterns, and leverage points into a tangible result by naming stocks, identifying inflows and outflows, and deriving behavior.

Core question: How does the central stock change over time, which flows and feedback loops drive behavior, and which intervention changes the dynamic structurally?

Mapping toolHighWorkshop + async
2-6 h
1-6

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Systems Thinking

System Dynamics Simulation

Moves relationships, patterns, and leverage toward a concrete result through "define the question and time horizon", "define stocks and flows", and "run scenarios and vary assumptions".

Core question: Which dynamic effects and policy levers become visible when qualitative structure is calculated as quantitative model across the time horizon?

Analysis methodHighAsync
Mehrere Tage bis Wochen
1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron

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