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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 30-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-6 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionTreeOptions | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |
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