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Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping