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Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
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 lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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
30-60 min30–60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-64-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Affinity Diagramming
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