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Criterion
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Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Facilitation
Mind Mapping
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
5-15 min15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-201-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Innovation
Brainwriting
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Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Facilitation
Consensus Workshop