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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
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.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 hAs needed60-180 minHalber Tag
Participantsdifferent
2-84-154-205-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesSimulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
IncidentOperationsReliability
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
ResilienceOperationsIncident
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