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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
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Timedifferent
5-15 min2-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique