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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Product Strategy OKRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1-8 | 5-12 | 2-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |