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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 60-120 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 10-50 | 5-30 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |