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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking VUCA Scan | ![]() Business Strategy Scenario Planning | ![]() Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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 | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-10 | 4-12 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |



