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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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Decision Making
RAPID
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.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.
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MediumLowMedium
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1-3 h60-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-84-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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DecisionRolesGovernance
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