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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 60-180 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-20 | 15-200 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | SensemakingDecisionRationale |