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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation Question Burst |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 5-30 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | SensemakingDecisionRationale |