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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-85-124-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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