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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Barcamp |  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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 3-12 | 15-200 | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | ChangeDecisionStrategy | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |