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Decision Making

Decision Tree

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the decision question, collecting options and conditions, and discussing the best path.

Core question: Which option or rule emerges when conditions, consequences, and uncertainties are explicitly branched?

Decision methodMediumWorkshop + async
30-90 min
1-6

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Business Strategy

TOWS Matrix

Turns starting position, opportunities, and strategic options into a tangible result by collecting SWOT factors, prioritizing them, and evaluating strategic options.

Core question: Which strategic options emerge when each strength and weakness is systematically combined with each opportunity and threat, and which of these options are worth pursuing?

Decision methodMediumWorkshop
1-2 h
3-10

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Decision Making

Trade-off Analysis

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by framing the decision, collecting options, and documenting trade-offs and the decision.

Core question: Which option accepts which disadvantages, and which compromise best fits the decision criteria?

Decision methodMediumWorkshop + async
45-120 min
2-8

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Decision Making

Constraint Analysis

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the problem or decision boundary, collecting constraints, and deriving design or decision rules.

Core question: Which hard and soft constraints limit the solution space, and which of them are negotiable?

Decision methodLowWorkshop + async
30-90 min
2-8

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Decision Making

Option Framing

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by collecting rough options, consolidating them, and creating a comparable shortlist.

Core question: Which actions options are truly comparable, complete, and decision-ready?

Decision methodMediumWorkshop + async
45-120 min
3-8

Run sheet · visual · session plan

Decision Making

Decision Framing Workshop

Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by framing the decision question, clarifying context and goals, and defining evidence needs and the next decision format.

Core question: Is everyone discussing the same decision with the same options, criteria, and roles?

Decision methodMediumWorkshop
60-120 min
4-10

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Product Discovery

MVP Test Matrix

Moves customer problem, solution idea, and evidence toward a concrete result through "list assumptions", "map assumptions to dimensions", and "derive the test plan".

Core question: Which test format best fits each assumption, and which mix of formats tests the open assumption pipeline most efficiently?

Research methodMediumWorkshop
45-75 min
2-8

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