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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
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 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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage60-90 min45-90 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
50+4-102-52-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
LeanObservationProcessOperations
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