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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | 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 group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-240 min | 60-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-6 | 4-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |