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| Criterion |  Team Design Team Cognitive Load Assessment |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team juggles too many domains, systems, or handoffs, it measures mental overload as an organizational problem. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a cognitive-load profile and action list. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 90-180 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-15 | 1-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cognitive Load Profile, Action List | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | TeamComplexityImprovementDiagnosis | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | SensemakingDecisionRationale | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |