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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHighLow
Timedifferent
60-180 min1-4 Wochen0.5-3 Tage1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-206-30 Experten5-152-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change AgendaDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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