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Criterion
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.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.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min60–90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ChangeDecisionStrategy
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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