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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 30–60 min | 60–90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 4-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |