Type: Process
Gist
to explain how to act upon a problem or complex, dynamic, invisible situation
Entry Conditions
every process must have at least 1 entry condition in order to prevent un-economic conduction of the process
Steps and Notes
S1: work out your goals see Specifying Goals, to be used as guides and criteria for evaluation of your actions (see step 5).
S2: gather information about the situation and about how it changed over time in order to build a structural model of the problem
S3: build hypotheses about how the situation has changed and deduct how it will change
S4: plan your actions, decide on your actions, act (don't forget to think about doing nothing)
S5: check the effects (momentary facts AND tendences!) of your actions and refine your strategy with new evidence
Note: this is not a linear process. Trace back to any step whenever you feel you should.
Exit Conditions
One may exit the process, if…
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