Visual frameworks are patterns to help you think creatively, reframe challenging situations, and imagine possible strategies and solutions.
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![Tipping point Tipping point](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1330.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Tipping point
![Uphill climb Uphill climb](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1335.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Uphill climb
![Hole Hole](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1281.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Hole
![Snowball effect Snowball effect](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1321.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Snowball effect
![Pendulum Pendulum](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1307.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pendulum
![Impact Impact](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1285.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Impact
![Highs and lows Highs and lows](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1280.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Highs and lows
![Line chart Line chart](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1292.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Line chart
![Routine Routine](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1318.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Routine
![Root causes Root causes](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1317.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Root causes
![Decision tree Decision tree](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1262.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Decision tree
![Funnel Funnel](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1273.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Funnel
![Fractal Fractal](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1272.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Fractal
![Iceberg Iceberg](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1284.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Iceberg
![Balancing tradeoffs Balancing tradeoffs](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1244.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Balancing tradeoffs
![Leverage Leverage](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1291.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Leverage
![Force fields Force fields](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1271.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Force fields
![Infinite loop Infinite loop](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1286.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Infinite loop
![The universe The universe](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1334.jpeg?time=1722064070)
The universe
![Hub and spokes Hub and spokes](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1283.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Hub and spokes
![Clock Clock](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1256.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Clock
![Countdown Countdown](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1252.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Countdown
![Regulation Regulation](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1316.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Regulation
![Escape velocity Escape velocity](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1266.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Escape velocity
![Cycle Cycle](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1260.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Cycle
![Venn diagram Venn diagram](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1336.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Venn diagram
![Pushing the envelope Pushing the envelope](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1312.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pushing the envelope
![Solar system Solar system](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1322.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Solar system
![Peeling the onion Peeling the onion](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1306.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Peeling the onion
![Flywheel Flywheel](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1269.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Flywheel
![Virtuous cycle Virtuous cycle](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1337.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Virtuous cycle
![Doom loop Doom loop](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1265.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Doom loop
![Seasons Seasons](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1320.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Seasons
![Gears Gears](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1277.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Gears
![Bar chart Bar chart](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1245.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Bar chart
![Mess Mess](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1297.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Mess
![Prism Prism](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1309.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Prism
![Pyramid Pyramid](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1314.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pyramid
![Layer cake Layer cake](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1289.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Layer cake
![Project dependencies Project dependencies](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1310.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Project dependencies
![Org chart Org chart](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1302.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Org chart
![Grid Grid](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1278.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Grid
![Switch Switch](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1326.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Switch
![Lens Lens](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1290.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Lens
![Braiding Braiding](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1248.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Braiding
![Mind map Mind map](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1299.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Mind map
![Concept map Concept map](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1255.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Concept map
![Pros and cons Pros and cons](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1311.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pros and cons
![Chutes and ladders Chutes and ladders](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1257.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Chutes and ladders
![Crossroads Crossroads](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1251.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Crossroads
![Coordinates Coordinates](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1253.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Coordinates
![Gain map Gain map](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1274.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Gain map
![DNA DNA](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1264.jpeg?time=1722064070)
DNA
![Causal loops Causal loops](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1258.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Causal loops
![Timeline Timeline](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1329.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Timeline
![Architecture Architecture](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1243.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Architecture
![Path Path](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1305.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Path
![Bridge Bridge](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1249.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Bridge
![Journey Journey](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1287.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Journey
![Stepping stones Stepping stones](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1323.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Stepping stones
![Pain/gain Pain/gain](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1303.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pain/gain
![Bottleneck Bottleneck](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1247.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Bottleneck
![Flowchart Flowchart](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1268.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Flowchart
![2x2 matrix 2x2 matrix](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1240.jpeg?time=1722064070)
2x2 matrix
![Conflict Conflict](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1254.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Conflict
![Hot potato Hot potato](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1282.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Hot potato
![Fog Fog](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1270.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Fog
![Gauntlet Gauntlet](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1276.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Gauntlet
![Pain map Pain map](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1304.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pain map
![Momentum Momentum](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1300.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Momentum
![Exploded view Exploded view](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1267.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Exploded view
![Deep dive Deep dive](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1263.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Deep dive
![Milestones Milestones](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1298.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Milestones
![Gap Gap](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1275.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Gap
![Tightrope Tightrope](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1328.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Tightrope
![Tube map Tube map](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1333.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Tube map
![Recipe Recipe](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1315.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Recipe
![Menu Menu](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1296.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Menu
![You You](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1339.jpeg?time=1722064070)
You
![Water cycle Water cycle](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1338.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Water cycle
![Subduction Subduction](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1325.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Subduction
![Dashboard Dashboard](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1261.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Dashboard
![Growth Growth](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1279.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Growth
![Measurement Measurement](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1295.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Measurement
![Tetris Tetris](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1327.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Tetris
![Sailboat Sailboat](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1319.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Sailboat
![Transformation Transformation](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1331.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Transformation
![Pipes and tanks Pipes and tanks](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1308.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Pipes and tanks
![Map Map](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1293.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Map
![Storyboard Storyboard](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1324.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Storyboard
![Juggling Juggling](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1288.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Juggling
![Tree Tree](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1332.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Tree
![Altitude Altitude](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1242.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Altitude
![Puzzle Puzzle](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1313.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Puzzle
![Maze Maze](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1294.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Maze
![Mountain climbing Mountain climbing](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1301.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Mountain climbing
![Calendar Calendar](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1259.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Calendar
![Black hole Black hole](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1246.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Black hole
![Airplane Airplane](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1241.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Airplane
![Disrupt the flow Disrupt the flow](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1893.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Disrupt the flow
![Minefield Minefield](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1909.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Minefield
![Lost Lost](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2311-1.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Lost
![Alignment Alignment](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2320.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Alignment
![Journey of a thousand miles Journey of a thousand miles](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2316.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Journey of a thousand miles
![Filters Filters](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2369.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Filters
![Leap of faith Leap of faith](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2324.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Leap of faith
![Target Target](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2367.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Target
![Campfire Campfire](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2420.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Campfire
![sShadow Shadow](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2470.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Shadow
![Tournament Tournament](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_7353.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Tournament
![Three-stage rocket Three-stage rocket](https://2bda63.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7823.jpeg?time=1722064070)
Three-stage rocket