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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-20 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationOptionsDecision | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |