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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
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
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.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
3-14 Tage1-3 h60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
50+5-304-102-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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