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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min60-120 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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