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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Purposedifferent
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-104-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRich Picture, Problem Framing NotesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette