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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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 an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-6 Wochen30–60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-104-104-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis