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Criterion
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min30-60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-101-64-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis