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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Six Thinking Hats | ![]() UX Research First-click Testing | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 60-90 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 10-30 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |



