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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
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.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h20-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-301-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix