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| Criterion |  Operations Change Analysis |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 60-180 min | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-20 | 3-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | SensemakingDecisionRationale |