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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-124-101-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Rights Matrix, AgreementProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
InnovationPrototypeResearch
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint