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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Purposedifferent
When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.When opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-83-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesOpportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingDecisionRationale
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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