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Criterion
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 Wochen15-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-86-30 Experten2-82-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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