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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Engineering Kanban |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-180 min | Ongoing | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-20 | 2-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | FlowVisual managementDelivery | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |