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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tags1 shared | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |