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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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 team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.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.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
HighLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-120 min1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten4-105-304-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
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ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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