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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 10-20 min daily | 15-90 min daily | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1 | 1 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |