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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations Process Mapping |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  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. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1-3 h | 2-8 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ProcessOperationsImprovement | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |