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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |