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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |