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Modules together: The Future Matrix → Conceptual Map → Gantt Chart

Use Future Matrix stories, action rules and tracking to inform a dependency model and an agreed Gantt Roadmap.

• Factor Future Contingency
• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart

Modules together: interview evidence → maps → Gantt Roadmap

Combine the Lemon Slice interviewer, Narrative Mapper, Conceptual Map and Gantt Chart to move from evidence to reviewed delivery work.

• Lemon Slice Hosted Avatar Test
• Narrative Mapper
• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart

Conceptual Map: show the dependencies found by an MCP assistant

Model a service, its capability, proposed ownership and an unresolved approval dependency using native Conceptual Map tools.

• Conceptual Map
• Maintain Markdown

Narrative Mapper: turn MCP analysis into an evidence-led argument

Use an MCP assistant to organise findings, supporting notes, an objection and open questions into a map you can navigate.

• Narrative Mapper
• Maintain Markdown

Run an interview with the Lemon Slice avatar

Open the avatar in CEP’s hosted room, guide the interview with a briefing and review the captured discussion afterwards.

• Lemon Slice Hosted Avatar Test

MCP: analyse notes and show the findings in CEP modules

Analyse notes, query saved native graphs and review the findings in Narrative Mapper and Conceptual Map.

• Maintain Markdown
• Narrative Mapper
• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart
• Common Graph

Using Gantt’s Roadmap view to review a pilot

Set up phases and work packages in Gantt, then read the same packages across work streams in Roadmap.

• Gantt Chart

Example: mapping service continuity dependencies

Build a small Conceptual Map linking a service outcome, dependencies and response options, then use it to prepare a tabletop exercise.

• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart

Example: comparing energy transition scenarios

Work through four future stories, proposed responses, performance measures and captured signals in the Harbour Energy example.

• Factor Future Contingency

Example: tracing an onboarding hand-off in Graph Explorer

Use search, selection and type filters to follow an outcome through its service, capabilities and team ownership.

• Graph Explorer
• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart

Publishing portlet data to a Common Graph

Choose a destination, review a source snapshot and inspect the resulting graph. Includes a simple field-comparison example.

• Common Graph
• Graph Explorer

Organising a workspace and editing together

Use Cards and Canvas views to arrange the work, then use the collaboration controls in supported modules to edit shared content.

• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart

Setting up The Future Matrix for a new workshop

Set up factors, develop future stories, prepare responses and use measures and tracking to revisit the workshop.

• Factor Future Contingency

Sharing a portlet: owners, participants and observers

Choose who can edit, who can inspect and who maintains sharing. Includes an example arrangement for a service-design workshop.

Built-in workspace controls

Modules, portlets and workspaces: a quick refresher

How the three parts fit together, and how to organise a small piece of work without creating duplicate tools.

• Maintain Markdown
• Conceptual Map
• Gantt Chart