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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
5-15 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-202-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay