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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 30-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | DecisionTreeOptions | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |