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| Criterion |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 1-4 Wochen | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Experten | 6-30 Experten | 4-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationExpertsForecasting | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ChangeDecisionStrategy |