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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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.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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-610-504-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionTreeOptions
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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