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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-20 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | FacilitationOptionsDecision |