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Criterion
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Purposedifferent
For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit 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.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-90 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
2-54-105-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop