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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Rights Matrix, AgreementArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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