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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation | ![]() Decision Making Cynefin Workshop | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | 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 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 60-180 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 4-20 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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