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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tags1 shared | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |