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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.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.
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Timedifferent
5-15 min20-45 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-201-105-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key EventsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop