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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  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. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 10-50 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | SensemakingDecisionRationale | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |