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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-180 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-20 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | IdeationInnovationCreativity | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |