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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-60 min1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-85-304-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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