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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Troika Consulting.
Facilitation
Troika Consulting
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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 someone needs to sort out a concrete work problem, Troika Consulting offers fast peer consulting with a tight focus. The method brings perspectives together without taking responsibility out of the person's hands.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.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.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h30-45 min5-15 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
5-303-303-204-12
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasAdvice Notes, Next Actions, Peer InsightsRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tags1 shared
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationCoachingLearning
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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