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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
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.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45–90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-104-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats