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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention 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 Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-120 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-83-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping