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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.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.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-90 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten4-102-85-30
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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