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Criterion
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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