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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-8 h | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-12 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |