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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Innovation TRIZ |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 h | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |