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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Question Burst | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() 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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | 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 | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 2-4 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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