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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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. | 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 | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |