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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.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
MediumMediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h90-180 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-85-303-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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