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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-81-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop