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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | DecisionRolesGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |