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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Decision Making Option Framing |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45–90 min | 45-120 min | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 4-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |