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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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 project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-60 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-103-10Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRisk Matrix, Top Risk ListInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring