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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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 | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationOptionsDecision |