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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-102-6
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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1-2-4-All