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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage1-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1015-2002-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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