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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Red Teaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 1-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan |
Tags1 shared | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ChangeDecisionStrategy | RiskDecisionSensemaking |