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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-60 min60-120 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-104-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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