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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down20-60 min1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch12-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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