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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  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 decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 60-90 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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