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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
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.After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-180 min30-90 min20-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-203-121
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesPostmortem Doc, Action Items, TimelinePlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command