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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |