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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
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Timedifferent
60-90 min45-90 min1-3 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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