Strategic themes · The causal map · Element
The links
Each expected causal relationship between goals.
The part
What it is
A link states that progress on one goal makes another easier or more valuable. Writing the mechanism is what separates a claim from a hope.
Links across themes are the most interesting, because they are the ones nobody manages by default.
The smallest level
The attributes it carries
Each attribute is one of the framework’s shared types. What a date is, and how it is written, is defined once for the whole model — the note here says what it means in this particular place.
The other elements in the causal map
The strength
How strongly each link is expected to hold.
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Goals with no links in or out.
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