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Criterion
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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
As needed60-90 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-154-104-125-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
IncidentOperationsReliability
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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