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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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.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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 Wochen1-2 h1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-101-64-12Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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