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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Question Burst | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-2 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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