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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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Decision Making
RAPID
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
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MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-83-12
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
DecisionRolesGovernance
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