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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
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 strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingDecisionRationale | RiskDecisionSensemaking | DecisionTreeOptions |
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