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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-3 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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