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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationOptionsDecision |
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