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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.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.
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60-90 min1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-3 h60-120 min
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4-104-105-302-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
InnovationPrototypeResearch
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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