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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | DecisionTreeOptions | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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