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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min20-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
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