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Criterion
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
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min10-20 min15-30 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-204-100+2-84-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tags1 shared
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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