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Criterion
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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 strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
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MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min1-4 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-203-81-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem