View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 4-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tags1 shared | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |