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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 4-5 Tage | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-8 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |