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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Decision Tree | ![]() Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop | ![]() Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 4-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |
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