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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting.
Engineering
Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting
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 systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 h30-240 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-81-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleHypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
SensemakingDecisionRationale
TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS