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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Innovation Design Thinking |  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. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-10 Kunden | 4-10 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | InnovationPrototypeResearch | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |