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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop