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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.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.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-120 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-85-304-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationOptionsDecision
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