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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument 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.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min15-30 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-102-82-51-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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