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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-202-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
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Decision Tree
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
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Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming