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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list.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 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.
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Timedifferent
60-90 minHalf day60–90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentValue Chain Map, Lever ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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