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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.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.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus review1-3 h60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-105-304-102-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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