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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  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 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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | 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 | 30–60 min | 2-6 h | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison |