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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Operations RACI Matrix |  Decision Making RAPID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-8 h | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations | DecisionRolesGovernance |