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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Decision Making DACI |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-12 | 2-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |