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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Decision Making Cynefin Workshop | ![]() Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 60-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-20 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |



