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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
20–45 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group15-30
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram