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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-124-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop