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| Criterion |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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 | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-8 h | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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