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Criterion
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.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 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.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
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Timedifferent
1-4 h60-90 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-103-122-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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