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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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 of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
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 domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min2-8 h45-60 min1-2 Wochen pro Iteration
Participantsdifferent
4-105-122-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
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