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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 15-30 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-12 | 5-30 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |