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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 Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 Wochen45-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-62-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted DownsidesDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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