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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 10-50 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |
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