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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min30–60 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
4-104-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving