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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-30 | 4-10 | 4-20 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |