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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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.Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min2-6 h30–60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-84-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe