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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge 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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
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60-180 min60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)