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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 h60–90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-102-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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