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Criterion
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.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.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
5-20 min60-180 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-204-201-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Innovation
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Lotus Blossom
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