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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  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 a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 2-4 h | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | JourneyServiceService design | DecisionTreeOptions | FacilitationOptionsDecision |