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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Cynefin Workshop | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | SensemakingDecisionRationale | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |
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