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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 of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
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 a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
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Ranked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tags1 shared
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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