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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  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. | 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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FacilitationOptionsDecision | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |