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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-3 h1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-125-302-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
KnowledgeMappingRisk
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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