MyMapIceberg model analyzing employee turnover in a tech company...
01
Describe the visible event
Start with an observed problem and add any records of similar events over time.
Iceberg Model Template
Describe a problem or situation and AI builds an iceberg model — visible events on top, then recurring patterns, underlying structures, and hidden mental models that drive the system.
Free to startNo credit card requiredPDF, docs & images supported
mymap.ai
Free Iceberg Model Template
− 100% ＋ Fit
ChatA
Ask a follow-up…
Auto⌄Claude Sonnet 5⌄
Prompts to start from
Click one to fill the box above. Edit anything before you send.
How to build an iceberg analysis
No template to fill in and no drawing. You talk; the canvas keeps up.
02
Explore the deeper layers
MyMap groups the material into patterns, structures, and mental models beneath the event.
Export
PNGfree
PDFPro
Present
Share link
03
Challenge the explanations
Ask which claims are observed, which are inferred, and what evidence would test a proposed system change.
What is an iceberg model?
An iceberg model examines a situation at four levels: visible events, patterns over time, structures that shape those patterns, and beliefs that may sustain the structures. The deeper layers are prompts for inquiry, not facts established by the diagram.
Use it when the same symptom keeps returning
The model helps teams look beyond a single incident and discuss rules, incentives, and assumptions. It is useful before deciding whether another local fix will address the recurring pattern.
Separate the four layers
- Keep events concrete. Record what happened at a particular time.
- Look for repeated observations. A pattern needs more than one memorable incident.
- Name actual structures. Consider schedules, incentives, policies, information flows, and resource constraints.
- Treat beliefs as hypotheses. Do not attribute unspoken motives to people without evidence.
- Link changes to mechanisms. Explain how altering a structure could affect the observed pattern.
A layered discussion draft
MyMap organizes the situation you describe into the four levels and revises the analysis when you add evidence. The employee-turnover example includes illustrative rates, promotion issues, and proposed beliefs; those details are not findings about your organization.
Export and share
PNG and PDF
Whole map or one frame. PDF and clean PNG on Pro.
Slides
Ask for slides from this map and present frame by frame.
Share a link
A read-only link for anyone; they can copy it to their own canvas.
Keep editing
Every map stays on your canvas; come back and ask for more.
Common questions
How are structures different from mental models?
Structures are arrangements such as policies or incentives. Mental models are beliefs that may justify those arrangements, such as assuming visible office time means productive work.
Can AI infer the hidden causes?
It can suggest explanations to investigate. The model needs evidence from your situation before those explanations should guide decisions.
Does the turnover example supply benchmark data?
No. Its numbers and statements belong to an illustrative example. Use your own records and interviews to populate an analysis.
Related tools & templates
Browse all templatesFree AI Ansoff Matrix Maker
Explore growth options across existing and new products and markets. Build an Ansoff matrix with explicit definitions, assumptions, and tests for each option.
Free Balanced Scorecard Generator
Draft a balanced scorecard connecting strategic objectives with measures, baselines, targets, and review responsibilities.
Free BCG Matrix Maker
Place a product portfolio in a growth-share matrix using stated market definitions, relative share, growth rates, and explicit thresholds.
Free Bohr Model Maker
Create a Bohr-style shell diagram for a specified atom or ion. Include the isotope and charge so proton, neutron, and electron counts can be checked.
AI Brand Strategy Board Maker
Connect a brand's audience, positioning, promise, evidence, and voice in a strategy board that guides concrete communication choices.
Free Business Case Generator
Structure a proposed initiative around the problem, options, costs, benefits, assumptions, and decision required.
Free AI Business Cycle Diagram Maker
Create an educational diagram of expansion, peak, contraction, and trough with clearly labeled axes and turning points.
Free Business Model Canvas Generator
Draft the nine sections of a Business Model Canvas and identify assumptions connecting customers, value, operations, revenue, and costs.
Iceberg Model Template
Free to start. No credit card required.
✦ Free to start · No credit card required · PDF, docs & images supported