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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
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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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-180 min45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
4-202-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Decision Making
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Kepner-Tregoe