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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause 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.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min60-180 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-1012-100+3-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe