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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-54-101-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
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Cost of Delay