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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20-45 min | 60-120 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |