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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-180 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-20 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |
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