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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions | ![]() Facilitation Consensus 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. | The NeOn Methodology structures ontology work as a controlled process with reuse, scenarios, and reviews. It is useful when ontologies should not emerge ad hoc but modularly and reusably. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |



