Physical model

Put the information into real space or objects people can move, point at, and stand around together. Choose this when the work is about layout, arrangement, or getting a group's attention onto one shared thing. It fails on abstract relationships with many dimensions.

Put the information into real space or objects people can move, point at, and stand around together. Choose this when the work is about layout, arrangement, or getting a group's attention onto one shared thing. It fails on abstract relationships with many dimensions.

Example

Print each vendor from the email thread on its own index card, one fact per line, and lay all three on the conference table. The team slides cards around, stacks the two finalists together, and pushes one card aside. The decision happens in five minutes, with everyone's hands on it.