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| Criterion |  Decision Making RAPID |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 10-20 min | 15-45 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-100+ | 1-3 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |