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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-30 min Planung, laufend30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-811-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
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RationaleKnowledgeDecision
PlanningTime managementFocus
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Decision Making
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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