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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
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