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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | 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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 45-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantssame | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |
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