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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Purposedifferent
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 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.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min15-30 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-102-815-200
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
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Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
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