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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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 system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |
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