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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All