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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-62-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tags1 shared
DecisionTreeOptions
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis