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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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 to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-180 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
1-512-100+3-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop