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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-30 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationOptionsDecision | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |