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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-180 min | 30–60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-20 | 4-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | SensemakingDecisionRationale |