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Criterion
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 min60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernance
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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