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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 h5-15 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-83-204-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
SensemakingDecisionRationale
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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