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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FailureResilienceRisk |
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