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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.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 min30-60 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-63-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective