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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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 keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
4-103-83-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action PlanRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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