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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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 a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-84-102-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Decision Making
RAPID
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Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
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