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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.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.
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MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-120 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-64-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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