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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Operations Family Tree 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. | For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. | 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 | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 2-4 h | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |