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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 Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge 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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min60-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology