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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.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 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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
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5-15 min60-90 min1-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-204-102-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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