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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min60-180 min15-45 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-104-201-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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