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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-6 h60-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-104-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe