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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept 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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min20-60 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-1011-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
SensemakingDecisionRationale
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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