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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min20-45 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-84-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping