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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Pre-Mortem | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 60-90 min | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 4-10 | 4-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |
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