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Criterion
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Purposedifferent
In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
90-180 min1-3 h4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-121-85-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Rights Matrix, AgreementArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationalePrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
SensemakingDecisionRationale
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
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