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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 for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min45-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
DecisionRolesGovernance
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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