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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min60-90 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-204-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tags1 shared
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid