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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
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause 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.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 problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min2-6 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
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
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe