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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
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60-90 min5-15 min10-20 min60-120 min
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tags1 shared
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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