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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
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.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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-61-102-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
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SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
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