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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|---|
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-8 | 12-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |
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