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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |