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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-90 min20–45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-10Small cross-functional group5-30
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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