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| Criterion |  Decision Making Radar |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do. | 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 project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60-180 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-20 | 3-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action Areas | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | AssessmentPortfolioCapability | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | SensemakingDecisionRationale |