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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | 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. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 15-200 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |