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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min2-8 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving