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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.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 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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-54-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk