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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 2-8 h | 45-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |