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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | 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 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | SensemakingDecisionRationale | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |