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Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.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.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min90-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
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