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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 h1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-82-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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