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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | 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 | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-180 min | 1-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-20 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tags1 shared | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | RiskDecisionSensemaking | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |