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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  UX Research Surveys |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | 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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 3-14 Tage | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 50+ | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | QuantitativeResearchValidation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |