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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Decision Making Constraint 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-45 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |
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