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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
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.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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h20-60 min1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-815-304-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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