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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
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-60 min1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-121-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
SensemakingDecisionRationale
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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