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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.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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5-15 min1-3 h2-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-83-125-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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