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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  DevOps Incident Command |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | As needed | 30-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-15 | 3-12 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | IncidentOperationsReliability | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |