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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-30 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |