Business origami is a quick way to identify organizational systems and value exchange between stakeholders.
What is it?
Business Origami is a methodwhere paper cutouts are used as symbolic representation of people, groups, channels, buildings and/or environments
By organizing the paper cutouts in relation to each other, you will create a miniature model of a system
By drawing and labeling the lines between the elements you can make explicit the value exchange interaction
When to use it?
You use Business Origami if you want a concise and shared representation of a system
It helps to understand the different perspectives
It can support multidisciplinary collaboration and consensus
It can help to explore new possibilities for the future
How to use it?
First cut out the cards you need. This can be anything: Locations - people - channels etc.
Give each card a name
Take a large white surface (such as a large white canvas or a whiteboard)
Start with placing the first two elements; locations & people on the white surface
Draw connections by means of arrows between the elements
Name the value exchange interactions between the elements
Add all the elements
Keep doing this until the model is complete
What are the advantages?
It is a quick way to model the current system and understand the value exchange interactions
It is workable method to discover probable, possible and/or preferable options for the future
the process itself can start a productive dialogue and promote collaboration and consensus
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