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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Facilitation Problem Framing 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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | 60-120 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |