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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making RAPID |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
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 complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 45-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionRolesGovernance | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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