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Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-90 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-124-102-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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