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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
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60-90 min45-90 min45-90 min30-90 min
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
FacilitationOptionsDecision
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