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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  UX Research First-click Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 10-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation |
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