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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Purposedifferent
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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min15-30 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-102-61-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRoot cause notes, CountermeasuresExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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