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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 RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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 complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-305-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
DecisionRolesGovernance
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping