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Wouter Walgraeve
December 13, 2025
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Mental models in Analysis
Mental models in Analysis. Guest lecture for UHasselt, december 2025.
Wouter Walgraeve
December 13, 2025
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Transcript
GUEST LECTURE - UHASSELT MENTAL MODELS in ANALYSIS
HEDGEFOXES SERVICE DESIGN LEAD WOUTER WALGRAEVE
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HEDGEFOXES SERVICE DESIGN LEAD WOUTER WALGRAEVE
HEDGEFOXES WOUTER WALGRAEVE SERVICE DESIGN LEAD
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HEDGEFOXES WOUTER WALGRAEVE SERVICE DESIGN LEAD
HEDGEFOXES WOUTER WALGRAEVE SERVICE DESIGN LEAD, UX ARCHITECT, BUSINESS ANALIST,
PRODUCT DESIGNER, INFORMATION ARCHITECT…
HEDGEFOXES WOUTER WALGRAEVE SERVICE DESIGN LEAD
HEDGEFOXES WOUTER WALGRAEVE ANALIST
WOUTER WALGRAEVE ANALIST HEDGEFOXES
The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one
big thing.” Archilochus “
The Hedgehog and the Fox.” Isaiah Berlin “
Foxes have different strategies for different problems. They are comfortable
with nuance; they can live with contradictions. Hedgehogs, on the other hand, focus on the big picture. They reduce every problem to one organizing principle.” Philip E. Tetlock “
Range. Why generalists triumph in a specialized world.” David Epstein
“
The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one
big thing.” Archilochus “
HEDGEFOXES LADDER OF ABSTRACTION
WHY DO ATHLETES RUN AROUND THE TRACK COUNTER-CLOCKWISE?
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE ZEBRA CROSSING?
DO AIRPLANES HAVE KEYS? OR HORNS?
THE MENTAL MODEL OF A KINDER SURPRISE
HOW DOES A FLY LAND ON THE CEILING?
BLACK + WHITE OR WHITE+BLACK
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WHY ARE SPACESHIPS IN SF MOVIES AERODYNAMIC?
MENTAL MODELS
MENTAL MODELS ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS ALLOWING US TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
LIFE
MENTAL MODELS INCLUDE WHAT A PERSON THINKS IS TRUE, NOT
NECESSARILY WHAT IS ACTUALLY TRUE.
“SHAKE IT LIKE A POLAROID PICTURE” WRONG MENTAL MODELS CAUSING
TROUBLE…
MENTAL MODELS ARE STRONG
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TRAPPED IN A MENTAL MODEL
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MENTAL MODELS ALLOW A PERSON TO PREDICT THE RESULTS OF
HIS ACTIONS.
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IMAGING A MAP OF THE WORLD 5 SECONDS
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MENTAL MODELS ARE PERSONAL
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DRAW A WINDMILL
A WINDMILL (MY DAUGHTERS)
A WINDMILL (MY GRANDFATHER)
MENTAL MODELS EVOLVE
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PLATO
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HEDGEFOXES LADDER OF ABSTRACTION
DESIGN THINKING
HEDGEFOXES DOUBLE DIAMOND
OPPORTUNITY SPACE SOLUTION SPACE single loop double loop discover solution
insight learning design develop deliver idea opportunity problem challenge vision plan HEDGEFOXES DOUBLE DIAMOND
HEDGEFOXES HYPOTHESIS
HEDGEFOXES DOUBLE DIAMOND
CONCEPTUAL MODEL
HEDGEFOXES CONCEPTUAL MODEL
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CRM Customer relations management PIM ERP APP MDM API Product
information management Enterprise resource management Master data management
S C I P O
HEDGEFOXES CONCEPTUAL MODEL
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HEDGEFOXES TREE OF REFLECTIONS
linkedin.com/in/wouterwalgraeve
[email protected]
hedgefoxes.be service design thinking & doing hedgefoxes