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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
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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 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.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h20-60 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-816-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis