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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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 complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-204-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
InnovationPrototypeResearch
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint