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Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.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
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
20-500+1-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
SensemakingDecisionRationale
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop