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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Purposedifferent
When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen5-15 min60-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-63-204-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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