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Criterion
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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 opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min je Interview60-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-55-12 Interviews4-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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