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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 Tage1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-101-4Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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