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Criterion
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Purposedifferent
When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
3-202-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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Facilitation
Decision Jam
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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Decision Making
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