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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept 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.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.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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 hHalf day1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-123-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanLeverage Map, Action StrategyConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
KnowledgeMappingRisk
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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