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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
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 service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min0.5-2 Tage1-2 h2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
4-106-124-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentService Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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