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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Purposedifferent
An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min60-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-34-103-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping