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Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
HighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten2-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Delphi Method
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
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