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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
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.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
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Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-64-124-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette