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| Criterion |  Operations After-Action Review |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 1-3 h | 30-120 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-6 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | LearningOperationsImprovement | SensemakingDecisionRationale | LeanObservationProcessOperations | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |