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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Knowledge Modeling IBIS | ![]() Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |
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