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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-63-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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RationaleKnowledgeDecision
DecisionTreeOptions
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Architecture Decision Record
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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