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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change 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 early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop