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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-120 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | InnovationPrototypeResearch |
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