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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Feynman Technique |  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. | The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 20-60 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 1 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | SensemakingDecisionRationale | LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |