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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
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min20-60 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1216-30 Experten2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
ChangeDecisionStrategy
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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