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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Purposedifferent
When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.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.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-124-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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LeanFlowWasteDelivery
DecisionRolesGovernance
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping