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Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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 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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds60-90 min30-90 min Setup, danach laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten4-101-85-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ForecastingFlowDelivery
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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