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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
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Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint 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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min15-90 min daily30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-612-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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