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Criterion
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
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.When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min15-60 min60-90 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-94-103-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
EstimationEffortAgile
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
EstimationEffortRisk
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