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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making RAPID | ![]() Decision Making Assumption Surfacing | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop | ![]() Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 5-30 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery |



