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Criterion
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UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-204-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop