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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Facilitation Alignment 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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |