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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling Feynman Technique |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 20-60 min | 60-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 4-20 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |