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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin 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.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous 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.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-90 min60-120 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-103-104-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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