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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-60 min1-3 h1-4 Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
12-86-30 Experten2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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