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Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min2-4 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernance
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
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