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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | 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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | FlowMeasurementConstraints | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |