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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling | ![]() Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |



