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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-20 min30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
5-303-201-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsRAID Log, Status Report SourceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
EstimationEffortRisk
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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