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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept 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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-203-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
GrowthRetentionConversion
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS