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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
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
2-83-123-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
KnowledgeMappingRisk
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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