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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen20-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten11-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop