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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|
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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | Based on research question | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | Information architectureNavigationStructure | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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