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Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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Facilitation
Open Space Technology
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Decision Making
Argument 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.When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min0.5-2 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1220-500+1-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernance
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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