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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | 45-120 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |