Clarity Sprint vs Ignite Framework: How to Choose the Right Session

If the decision is multi-variable, high downside, or hard to reverse, choose Clarity Sprint. If the decision is narrow, urgent, and reversible, choose Clarity Ignite. The goal is not more information about format; it is faster commitment with the right depth of pressure-testing.

Summary Framework

• Define the decision scope in one sentence.
• Classify downside and reversibility before booking.
• Match complexity to session depth.
• Commit to one next move before the session ends.
• Use a correction trigger if assumptions fail.

What Is the Difference Between Sprint and Ignite?

Clarity Sprint is a premium deep-dive session for high-consequence decisions with multiple constraints. Clarity Ignite is a lower-ticket focused session for one urgent decision where speed matters more than broad exploration.

How to Choose by Complexity First

• One question, one owner, one immediate next move: Ignite
• Multiple constraints, competing options, and risk to get wrong: Sprint

Complexity tends to be under-estimated. If you are uncertain, Sprint is usually safer.

How to Choose by Downside Next

Ask one question: What is the cost of a wrong call?

If the downside is high or hard to reverse, use Sprint and pressure-test options.
If downside is manageable and reversible, Ignite can move you faster.

How to Choose by Reversibility

Reversible decisions are optimized for speed.
Irreversible decisions are optimized for quality of thinking.

That is the core difference between Ignite and Sprint in practice.

Sprint vs Ignite Comparison

Common Mistakes

• Booking Ignite for a complex cross-functional decision.
• Booking Sprint for a low-impact reversible call.
• Entering either session without a defined decision statement.
• Treating urgency as the only booking criteria.

When Not to Use Either Session

• You are still exploring what the real decision is.
• You need ongoing implementation support rather than a decision sprint.
• The issue is operational execution, not strategic choice.

Example Scenario (Hypothetical)

A founder must decide whether to expand into a second market this quarter. The call involves pricing, hiring, and channel risk across teams.

They choose Sprint because downside is material and reversibility is limited.

Alternate option that loses: Ignite, because the decision scope is too broad for a single-question format.

Success signal: final market decision is committed with one execution owner and 90-day plan.
Correction trigger: if core assumptions fail in first 30 days, reopen with pre-defined fallback.

Bottom line

Choose Ignite when you need a focused answer now.
Choose Sprint when you need to make a higher-consequence call with confidence and cleaner execution.

Book Clarity Sprint for premium, high-stakes decisions.
Book Clarity Ignite for faster lower-ticket directional calls.