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Criterion
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately.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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-104-103-20 Reviewer2-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
JourneyServiceService design
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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