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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop | ![]() Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |
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