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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.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.
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15-30 min45-90 minHalf day1-2 h
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Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesLeverage Map, Action StrategyAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ChangeDecisionStrategy
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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