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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  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 a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationOptionsDecision | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |