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| Criterion |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Facilitation Team Charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 1-8 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | SensemakingDecisionRationale | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | TeamAlignmentCollaboration |