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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas