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Decision Making
Impact Filter
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
With new ideas or requests, the conversation often turns to solutions too early and to effect too little. An Impact Filter forces the initiative into an effect perspective and checks whether it creates a relevant difference.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.
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LowMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-62-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Filter, Success Criteria, Next StepIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
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ImpactOutcomesFramingDecision
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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