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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-180 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 4-20 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight |
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