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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder 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.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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h1-2 h Setup, laufend60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-104-1212-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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