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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Operations Gemba Walk |
|---|---|---|
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 30-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | LeanObservationProcessOperations |
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