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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge 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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 20–45 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | Small cross-functional group | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | KnowledgeMappingRisk |
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