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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making DACI |  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 limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tags1 shared | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |