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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Purposedifferent
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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-180 min45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-202-51-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam