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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
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.A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 h or multiple rounds
Participantsdifferent
1-84-12 Experten
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleEstimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingDecisionRationale
EstimationExpertsForecasting
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
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