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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Decision Making RAPID |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | FacilitationOptionsDecision | DecisionRolesGovernance | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |