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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.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.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
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Timedifferent
30-90 min1-4 h4-5 Tage60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-62-85-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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