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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |