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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
5-15 min60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-205-122-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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Facilitation
Storytelling
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping