When answering cases how often do you 'draw out' your framework?

Hi,

I am just curious about what everyone goes about answering their case questions. I've been studying how to answer questions and the openings in particular and I am just wondering how often people actually 'draw' or diagram them out? For some 'frameworks' and questions this is easier to do than others (profitability, growth strategy), but for other questions it seems that drawing something is, at least for me, a bit complicated. I understand and much appreciate the concept of issue trees, but some questions are seem so dynamic it is hard to get a MECE issue tree going.

I am wondering if anyone opts for something like an outline or something alternative of some kind of way of organizing thoughts in more complex and less straightforward problems?

Thanks

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