MindLogic Scenario Tutorials
Explore 12 classic TOC and systems thinking tools. Learn how to resolve conflicts, uncover causality, and plan strategies with rigorous logic.
π₯ Real-world Use Cases
Software Architecture Decisions: Build vs. Buy? Microservices vs. Monolith?
How to use Influence Diagrams and Evaporating Clouds to make rational, anti-fragile architectural decisions when facing high refactoring costs and technical debt.
Production Outage RCA: Beyond the Blame Game
How to use the Current State Tree to dig into the systemic root causes behind server crashes and data leaks, rather than just blaming developers.
Startup Strategy: Stop Guessing, Start Executing
Limited budget and stalled growth? Learn how to use the Strategy & Tactics Tree and Prerequisite Tree to find your startup's breakthrough point.
Career Decisions: Defeating Analysis Paralysis
Faced with multiple high-paying offers or struggling with whether to quit? How to use Evidence-Based Analysis to make decisions you won't regret.
π Systems Thinking Templates
Conflict Evaporating Cloud
A classic TOC thinking tool designed to resolve dilemmas, break compromises, and find win-win breakthroughs (Injections).
Causal Current State Tree (CRT)
A root cause analysis tool linking multiple undesirable effects (UDEs) to identify 1-2 core system issues.
Causal Future State Tree (FRT)
A forward-looking simulation tool to verify if a change will bring the desired effects and preemptively block negative side-effects.
Prerequisite Tree (PRT)
An obstacle-focused planning tool that converts hurdles into positive intermediate milestones for implementation.
Evidence-Based Analysis
A belief-propagation logic network to objectively evaluate hypotheses against supporting or opposing evidence.
Strategy & Tactics Tree (S&T)
An alignment tool that connects high-level strategic objectives with bottom-up tactical actions.
Transition Tree (TT)
A highly detailed action roadmap using 'Current Reality + Action -> New Reality' triplets to ensure execution precision.
Causal Loop Diagram (CLD)
A systems thinking tool mapping variables and reinforcement (+)/balancing (-) loops to understand complex feedback systems.
Concept Map
A flexible, cross-linked knowledge graph that visualizes relationships between concepts via connecting words.
Influence Diagram
A decision analysis tool mapping decision variables, uncertainty factors, and value objectives to evaluate risk.
Argument Map
An informal reasoning tool mapping claims, supporting reasons, objections, and rebuttals to expose logical gaps.
Flowchart
A classic step-by-step process flowchart using start/end, process, decision, and document nodes to standardize workflows.