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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Delegation Poker |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 3-10 | 3-20 | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | AutonomyRolesTeam | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |