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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.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 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 disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds45-90 min60-90 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten2-54-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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EstimationExpertsForecasting
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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