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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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 | 30-60 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |