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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-30 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationOptionsDecision |