Guide
Practice-validated
5 Whys Template
Drills from symptoms to the root cause via repeated whys.
👥 2–8
⏱ 30–60 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Cynefin Framework
Distinguishes simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic — preventing best-practice recipes in the wrong context.
👥 2–12
⏱ 2 hrs
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Kartenset
Practice-validated
Delegation Poker
Makes delegation negotiable: seven levels instead of the false choice of command or let go.
👥 3–10
⏱ 60–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Design Sprint
Validates a big product idea in five days — from problem to user test.
👥 4–7
⏱ 5 days
📍 In person
Framework
Practice-validated
Fishbone Diagram
Collects possible causes broadly across categories — before the team pounces on the first one.
👥 3–12
⏱ 60–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Holacracy Constitution
Replaces hierarchy arbitrariness with an explicit rule set of circles, roles, and governance processes.
👥 5–50
⏱ 4 days
📍 In person / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
MoSCoW Prioritization
Prioritizes requirements into four clear classes: must, should, could, won't.
👥 2–12
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Pareto Analysis
Finds the 20% of causes producing 80% of the effect — focus instead of watering can.
👥 1–8
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Async
Framework
Practice-validated
RICE Scoring
Grounds feature prioritization via reach, impact, confidence, and effort.
👥 2–8
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Sociocracy 3.0 (S3)
Introduces self-organization modularly — pattern by pattern instead of all-or-nothing.
👥 3–30
⏱ 1 day
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Stacey Matrix
Orders initiatives by clarity of requirements and solution path — choosing the fitting approach.
👥 2–12
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practice-validated
Weighted Scoring Model
Makes options comparable via weighted criteria — for portfolio and investment decisions.
👥 2–10
⏱ 2 hrs
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practitioner heuristic
Fishbowl Discussion
Structures controversial discussions: inner circle speaks, outer listens — with an open swap chair.
👥 8–50
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote
Canvas
Practitioner heuristic
Governance Canvas
Makes transparent who decides what and how — the mostly unwritten decision rules of the organization.
👥 3–10
⏱ 3 hrs
📍 In person / Remote
Framework
Practitioner heuristic
Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving
Starts with an answer hypothesis and tests it deliberately — instead of endlessly open analysis.
👥 2–8
⏱ 4 hrs
📍 In person / Remote
Framework
Practitioner heuristic
Lightning Decision Jam (LDJ)
Prioritizes problems and solutions in under an hour — silently instead of debating.
👥 3–9
⏱ 45–60 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Hybrid
Framework
Practitioner heuristic
MECE Framework
Structures problems without overlap and exhaustively — the basis of clean analyses.
👥 1–6
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote / Async
Canvas
Practitioner heuristic
Network Governance Design Canvas
Designs governance for networks and alliances via eight design questions — before conflicts force it.
👥 4–12
⏱ 4 hrs
📍 In person / Hybrid
Canvas
Practitioner heuristic
Problem Solving Canvas
Leads in a structured way from problem via causes to concrete action steps on one canvas.
👥 2–8
⏱ 2 hrs
📍 In person / Remote
Framework
Practitioner heuristic
Six Thinking Hats
Has groups think in parallel instead of against each other — everyone wears the same hat in turn.
👥 4–12
⏱ 45–90 Min
📍 In person / Remote
Framework
Practitioner heuristic
TRIZ Framework
Solves technical contradictions systematically with 40 proven inventive principles.
👥 2–8
⏱ 3 hrs
📍 In person / Remote
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