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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Purposedifferent
When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
5-15 min15-30 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-84-20
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay