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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 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.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.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.
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LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Root Cause Tree Analysis