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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingDecisionRationale | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |