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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |