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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-2 h30-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-121-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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