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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Decision Making Decision Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45–90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | DecisionTreeOptions |
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