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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-2 h | 30-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | DecisionTreeOptions | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight |