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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60-90 min45-90 min1-4 Wochen1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-102-81-6Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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