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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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
Purposedifferent
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-54-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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