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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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