{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Agreement-Certainty Matrix","provider_name":"SessionLab","provider_url":"https://www.sessionlab.com","height":168,"width":360,"html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"sessionlab-method blockquote\" data-lang=\"en\" data-method-id=\"vn8u6n\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.sessionlab.com/methods/agreement-certainty-matrix\"\u003eAgreement-Certainty Matrix\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#issue analysis\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#liberating structures\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#problem solving\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003cem\u003e#critical thinking\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eYou can help individuals or groups avoid the frequent mistake of trying to solve a problem with methods that are not adapted to the nature of their challenge. The combination of two questions makes it possible to easily sort challenges into four categories: \u003ci\u003esimple, complicated, complex\u003c/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003echaotic\u003c/i\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eA problem is\u003c/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003e simple \u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003ewhen it can be solved reliably with practices that are easy to duplicate.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eIt is\u003c/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003e complicated\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003e when experts are required to devise a sophisticated solution that will yield the desired results predictably.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eA problem is \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003ecomplex\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003e when there are several valid ways to proceed but outcomes are not predictable in detail.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eChaotic \u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eis when the context is too turbulent to identify a path forward.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eA loose analogy may be used to describe these differences: simple is like following a recipe, complicated like sending a rocket to the moon, complex like raising a child, and chaotic is like the game \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003e“Pin the Tail on the Donkey.”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: inherit;\"\u003eThe Liberating Structures Matching Matrix in Chapter 5 can be used as the first step to clarify the nature of a challenge and avoid the mismatches between problems and solutions that are frequently at the root of chronic, recurring problems.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://app.sessionlab.com/assets/widgets.js\" type=\"text/javascript\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n"}