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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-120 min1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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