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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 for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h2-8 h5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
1-55-302-83-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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