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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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.The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
60-180 min60-120 min30-90 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-203-101-106-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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