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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionTreeOptions | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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