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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Operations Time Blocking |  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. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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 |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | PlanningTime managementFocus | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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