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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 60-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-8 | 4-10 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |