Draws decisions as branching paths so options, conditions, and consequences become clearer in comparison.
Core question: Which actions and uncertainties lead to which outcomes, and what assumptions support the choice?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
1-6
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Deliberately switches between perspectives to gather decision inputs in a structured way and spot blind spots.
Core question: What becomes visible when we examine the same question in turn through information, feeling, value, caution, creativity and process control?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
4-12
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Business StrategyCategory: Business Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Derives concrete strategies from SWOT factors, connecting strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats.
Core question: Which strategic options emerge from concrete combinations of internal and external factors?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-2 h
3-10
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Compares options against criteria and accepted downsides so the decision stays transparently justifiable.
Core question: Which alternative offers the best justified value across conflicting objectives, and under which assumptions does the choice change?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-120 min
2-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Makes hard and soft boundaries visible and turns them into decision rules and option impact notes.
Core question: Which limit currently binds the system goal, which apparent limits are rules or assumptions, and what does a controlled relief test show?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
2-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Shapes raw options into comparable descriptions with assumptions and consequences for a real shortlist.
Core question: Which genuinely distinct and feasible courses of action cover the decision space without mixing solutions, objectives, and assumptions?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-120 min
3-8
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Sharpens the decision question, options, criteria, and evidence needs down to the right decision format.
Core question: What decision is pending now, who owns it, which objectives, alternatives, and uncertainties belong in the frame, and what analysis is needed before deciding?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
60-120 min
4-10
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Product DiscoveryCategory: Product Discovery. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves customer problem, solution idea, and evidence toward a concrete result through "list assumptions", "map assumptions to dimensions", and "derive the test plan".
Core question: Which smallest test provides enough evidence for each critical assumption to support the next investment decision?
Research methodMethod form: Research method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.