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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-55-3010-504-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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