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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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Power Interest Grid
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
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Six Thinking Hats
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Facilitation
Storytelling
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping