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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making RAPID |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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 organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 45–90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | DecisionRolesGovernance | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |