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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h Setup | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 5-30 | 2-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |