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Criterion
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.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 complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-8 h60-90 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-124-102-55-30
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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