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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Open Space Technology | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 20-500+ | 4-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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