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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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.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 in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min15-30 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
1-102-84-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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