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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.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.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
HighMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds1-3 h60-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten5-304-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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