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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min20-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1211-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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ChangeDecisionStrategy
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop