Whisp: Method developed by API (Associates in Process Improvement) during their 10 years of working with Dr. Deming. It is an extrapolation from his 1951 drawing of the enterprise as a system for the Association of Japanese Engineers.
Used in Jöpöping for their healthcare system transformation.
I have used in in three regions in the US.
See a picture of a simple high level linkage map.
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