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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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 group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min60-180 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-1012-100+4-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
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