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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionTreeOptions |