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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 60-90 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 4-10 | 1-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tags1 shared | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionTreeOptions | FacilitationOptionsDecision |