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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Option Framing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 5-15 min | 1-2 h | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-20 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison |