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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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 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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min30-60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-305-122-104-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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