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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 90-180 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 4-12 | 5-30 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |