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Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
0.5-5 Tage60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-104-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop