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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
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
Tagsno overlap
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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