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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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 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.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-84-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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