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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min10-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-204-100+2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping