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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 5-12 | 3-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |