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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min20–45 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
4-10Small cross-functional group1
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop