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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
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 method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.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
30-90 min60-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-102-81-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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