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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-180 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-20 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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