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Criterion
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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
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Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-122-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionRolesGovernance
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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