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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 of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
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.The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min15-30 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-102-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals
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SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points