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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |
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