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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
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30-90 min1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-64-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
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DecisionTreeOptions
InnovationPrototypeResearch
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Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix