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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min90-180 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-63-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tags1 shared
DecisionTreeOptions
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting