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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |