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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |
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