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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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 many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-302-105-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasRICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
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Dot Voting
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1-2-4-All
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3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping