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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tags1 shared | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | DecisionTreeOptions | FacilitationOptionsDecision | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |