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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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 Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-105-30
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRich Picture, Problem Framing NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis