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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min20–45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-10Small cross-functional group1-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
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Decision Making
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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
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