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Criterion
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-1215-30
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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FacilitationOptionsDecision
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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