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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h45-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-104-123-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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