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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-61-61-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
DecisionTreeOptions
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
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