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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 60-180 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-20 | 1-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |