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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Change Analysis
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-120 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-64-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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