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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | FacilitationOptionsDecision |