Turns architecture context, options, and consequences into a tangible result by drawing system context, identifying containers, and adding code-level detail only when needed.
Core question: How can the system be described at the right level of detail for communication and decisions?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-4 h
1-5
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UX DesignCategory: UX Design. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns user actions, touchpoints, and product concepts into a tangible result by defining a scenario, sketching key scenes, and refining the concept.
Core question: How does the persona experience the scenario frame by frame, and which assumptions about context, behavior and expectations become visible?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
1-8
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Systems ThinkingCategory: Systems Thinking. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns relationships, patterns, and leverage points into a tangible result by selecting a situation, drawing actors and issues, and discussing insights.
Core question: What picture of the situation emerges when actors, topics, tensions, structures and moods become visible at the same time?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
2-10
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Paired data points reveal whether two variables move together and where a suspected relationship needs deeper proof.
Core question: Do the paired data show a pattern that supports, contradicts or leaves open the suspected cause-effect hypothesis?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.