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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |  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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 15-45 min | 15-30 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-10 | 3-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |