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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 3-10 | 1-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |