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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  DevOps Incident Command |  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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | As needed | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-15 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | IncidentOperationsReliability | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |
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