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How Might We
Innovation
How Might We
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction.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.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–45 min60-90 min15-30 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-104-102-85-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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