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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timesame | 45-120 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tags1 shared | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |
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