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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend30-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1012-81
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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