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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions.
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Timedifferent
60-180 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-203-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping