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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 | 60-90 min | 1-2 h | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |