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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
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.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-3 h45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-103-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs
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Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
ProcessOperationsImprovement
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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3-Circle Venn Diagram
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After-Action Review
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Alignment Mapping
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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