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Criterion
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
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
DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h45–90 min60-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-104-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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