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| Criterion |  Decision Making RAPID |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45–90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |