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Criterion
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Purposedifferent
When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-100+5-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas